Category: Morning Links

The Patriots traded former first round pick Laurence Maroney to the Denver Broncos along with a sixth round pick in exchange for a fourth round pick in next year's draft. This brings to an end, a strange, disappointing, and at times interesting run in Foxborough for Maroney. Randy Moss told everyone who would listen yesterday that … Continue reading Maroney Traded, Moss Wants To Stay

Tuesday during the NFL season is traditionally report card day, as various outlets weigh in on the performance of the local gridiron squad. Also today though, Chad Finn reports on the latest radio ratings, where 98.5 defeated WEEI in the all-important 25-54 male demo during all three daytime shows. The numbers, I presume, do not include … Continue reading Grades Are In: Patriots, 98.5 Top Of Class

The Patriots got off to a fast start yesterday, running out to a 31-3 lead after Brandon Tate returned the second half kickoff for a touchdown. The Bengals scored three touchdowns in the second half, but the Patriots were never seriously in danger in the 38-24 opening day win. Check all the coverage at PatriotsLinks.com. … Continue reading Fast Start Puts Patriots In Win Column

The locals were beaten to the scoop last night when NBC's Peter King broke the news at halftime of the Saints/Vikings season opener that Robert Kraft had told him that the Patriots had finalized a new four year contract with quarterback Tom Brady. For all the absurdity that this situation garnered in the offseason, with … Continue reading Brady Signs, Media Sighs

So at what time this afternoon does Michael Felger proclaim that Tom Brady was distracted by his contract situation and that was a factor in his car accident this morning? WEEI was the first with the news, showing that breaking news on the radio might not be a dead art just yet. Local and national … Continue reading Brady Shaken, Media Stirred

Only in Boston can a new multi-year contract not even be signed yet before the media starts trying to panic the fans about what will happen after the deal has run its course. That's the case here, where Tom Brady and the Patriots have yet to formally agree to a new deal, yet newspaper writers and … Continue reading Tom Brady Contract Talk Dominates

The Red Sox seem to be officially playing out the string these days, loading up the lineup with rookies, but the kids looked good in a 12-5 rout of the wild card leading Tampa Rays. The Red Sox sit 6 1/2 games back in the wild card with 24 games left to play. The bigger … Continue reading Sox Playing Out The String; Patriots, Brady, Close?

The Patriots and Giants faced off last night in the final preseason game for the two teams, and the Giants pulled out a 20-17 win. The 2010 outlook for this Patriots team seems mostly pessimistic among media members, with Karen Guregian taking the morning to lecture fans that this is no longer an elite team. … Continue reading Patriots Wrap Up Preseason With Loss To Giants

The Patriots wrap up their preseason slate tonight with a game against the New York Giants on WBZ-TV. (NFL Network nationally.) Dan Shaughnessy (no link for this) isn't pleased. Still bitter over a breakfast snub years and years ago, Shaughnessy blasts WBZ in his column this morning for having "officially sold its news soul to … Continue reading Shaughnessy Blasts WBZ For Selling its Soul to Patriots

As the calendar turns to September, the Red Sox look to be waving the white flag, trading Manny Delcarmen to Colorado, and losing to the Baltimore Orioles 5-2. Get all the coverage at RedSoxLinks.com. Here are your top links for the day: Air of defeat settles over Red Sox- Alex Speier has the Sox looking … Continue reading Sox Look Defeated in Baltimore, Pats IR Another Starter